Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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