Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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