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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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