Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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