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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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