Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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