Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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