Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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