Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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