Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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