Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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