Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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