Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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