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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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