Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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