Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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