Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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