Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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