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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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