Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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