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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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