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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the stimulating 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 studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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