Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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