Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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