Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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