Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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