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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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