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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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