Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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