Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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