Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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