Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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