Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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