Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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