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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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