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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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