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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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