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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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