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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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