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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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