Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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