Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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