Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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