Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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