Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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