Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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