Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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