Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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