Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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