Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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