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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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