Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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