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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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