Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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