Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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