Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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