Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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