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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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