Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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