Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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