Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about 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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