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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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