Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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