Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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