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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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