Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major 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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