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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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