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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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