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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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