Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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