Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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