Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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