Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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