Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. 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 MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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