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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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