Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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