Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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