Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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