Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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