Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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