Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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