Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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