Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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