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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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