Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates 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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