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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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