Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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