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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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