Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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