Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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