Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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