Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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