Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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