Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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