Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the 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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