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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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