Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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