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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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