Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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