Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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