Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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