Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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