Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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