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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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