Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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