Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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