Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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