Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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