Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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