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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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