Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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