Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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