Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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