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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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