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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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