Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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