Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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