Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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