Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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