Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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