Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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