Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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