Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches 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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