Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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