Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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