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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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