Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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