Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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