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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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