Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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