Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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