Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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