Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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