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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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