Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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