Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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