Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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