Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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