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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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