Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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