Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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