Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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