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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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