Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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