Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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