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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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