Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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