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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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