Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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