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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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