Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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