Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes 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. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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