Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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