Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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