Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. 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. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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