Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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