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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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