Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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