Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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