Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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