Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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