Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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