Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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