Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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