Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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