Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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