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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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