Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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