Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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