Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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