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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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