Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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