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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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