Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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