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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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