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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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