Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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