Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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