Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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