Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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