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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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