Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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