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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the 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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