Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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