Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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