Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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