Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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