Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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