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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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