Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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