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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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