Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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