Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes 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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