Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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