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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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