Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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