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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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