Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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