Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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