Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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