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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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