Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of 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 free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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