Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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