Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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