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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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