Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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