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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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