Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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