Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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