Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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