Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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