Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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