Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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