Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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