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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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