Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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