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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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