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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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