Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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