Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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