Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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