Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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