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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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