Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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