Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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