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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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