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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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