Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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