Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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