Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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