Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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