Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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