Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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