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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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