Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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