Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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