Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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