Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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