Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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