Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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