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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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