Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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