Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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