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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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