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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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