Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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