Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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