Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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