Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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