Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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