Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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