Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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