Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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