Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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