Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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