Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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