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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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