Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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