Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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