Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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