Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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