Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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