Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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