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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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