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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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