Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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