Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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