Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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