Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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