Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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