Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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