Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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