Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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