Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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