Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major 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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