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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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