Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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