Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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