Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education enable learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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