Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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