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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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