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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever 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 institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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