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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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