Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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