Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. 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. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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