Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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