Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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