Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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