Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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