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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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