Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free 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 many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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