Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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