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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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