Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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