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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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