Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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