Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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