Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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