Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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