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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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