Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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