Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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