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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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