Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different 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 stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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