Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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