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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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