Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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