Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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