Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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