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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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