Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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