Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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