Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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