Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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