Find out more about the impressive 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 massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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