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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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