Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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