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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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