Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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