Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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