Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning enable students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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