Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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