Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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