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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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