Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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