Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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