Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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