Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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