Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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