Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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