Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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