Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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