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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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