Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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