Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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