Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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