Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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