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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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