Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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