Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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