Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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