Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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