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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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