Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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