Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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