Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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