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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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