Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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