Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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