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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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