Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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