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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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