Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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