Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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