Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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