Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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