Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. 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. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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