Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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