Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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