Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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