Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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