Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that 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 teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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