Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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