Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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