Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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