Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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