Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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