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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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