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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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