Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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