Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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