Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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