Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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