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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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