Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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