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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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