Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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