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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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