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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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