Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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