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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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