Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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