Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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