Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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