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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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