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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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