Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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