Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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