Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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