Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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