Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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