Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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