Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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