Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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