Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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