Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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