Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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