Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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