Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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