Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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