Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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