Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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