Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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