Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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