Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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