Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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