Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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