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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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