Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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