Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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