Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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