Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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