Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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