Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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