Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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