Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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