Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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