Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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