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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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