Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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