Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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