Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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