Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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