Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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