Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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