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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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