Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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