Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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