Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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