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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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