Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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