Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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