Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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