Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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