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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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