Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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