Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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