Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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