Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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