Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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