Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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