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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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