Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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