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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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