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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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