Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses 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. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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