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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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