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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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