Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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