Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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