Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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