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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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