Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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