Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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