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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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