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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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