Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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