Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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