Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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