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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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