Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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