Find out more about the engaging 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 massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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