Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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