Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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