Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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