Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the key 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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