Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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