Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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