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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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