Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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