Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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