Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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