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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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