Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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