Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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