Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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