Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches 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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