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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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