Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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