Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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