Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these open education undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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