Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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