Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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