Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key 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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