Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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