Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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