Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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