Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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