Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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