Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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