Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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