Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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