Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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