Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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