Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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