Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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