Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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