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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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