Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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