Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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