Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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