Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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