Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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