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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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