Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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