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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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