Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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