Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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