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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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