Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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