Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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