Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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